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A deep area of low pressure from the Atlantic, will arrive over western Europe during Thursday bringing a spell of heavy rain with the risk of localised flooding. At the same time Brits are preparing for rising weekend temperatures and values soaring into the low 20s C by midweek.

Holidaymakers heading to the western Mediterranean for some Spring sunshine by the middle of next week will probably find temperatures in the UK warmer than those in holiday hot spots like Majorca and Ibiza, where values will only reach 19C.

However, it will start to get warmer during the weekend with values rising to normal levels during next week.

A spokesperson for The Weather Channel said: ““High pressure is expected to become strongly dominant over Europe, reaching maximum effect with mostly sunny and dry weather and gentle winds with well above normal temperatures by next Wednesday.”

Surfers walk out of the sea as the sun sets at Porthmeor Beach in St Ives (Image: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

However, Britain won’t be completely free from the damp and dismal weather until the sunshine arrives.